Webnotes Launch!

Congratulations to my friends at Webnotes for launching their invite-only beta yesterday. If you don’t already know, Webnotes was founded by a handful of MIT grads and it lets you annotate, share and organize notes on any web page.

•  Annotate the Web- “With Webnotes you can highlight text and stick notes to web pages”
• Organize Notes – “All highlights and notes are stored in folders with your Webnotes account”
• Share Comments – “Pages you annotate can be shared through email or online links”

On their first day Webnotes was featured on a number of blogs including, ReadWriteWeb, Mashable, and VentureBeat.

To register for their beta please visit www.WebNotes.net. I also have a handful of invitations available to my readers so if you’re interested just comment (with your email) to this post.

Under the Radar – Dealmaker Media

Bizak is one of the finalists in this month’s Under the Radar startup showdown sponsored by Dealmaker Media and hosted by VenCorps. Like Mashable’s Startup Showdown this too comes with a $50,000 investment. VenCorps is an online community that provides human powered capital for internet startups.

The Presentation Video

And the Winner is…?

Not sure yet, but I’m assuming it’s not Bizak, which means we’re still looking for seed financing for both TOKiBiz and Bizak. Additional info:

• Getting an Idea Off the Ground
• Financing Boston Startups
• Bizak Pitch (YouTube Video)

If you don’t know what I’m talking about (in regards to winning) please read Mashable’s Startup Showdown

Mashable’s Startup Showdown

Tom O’Keefe is very excited to announce that Bizak is one of the finalists in Mashable’s Startup Showdown.

The Mashable Startup Showdown is supported by VenCorps, a Spencer Trask “community for discovering, funding and growing startup companies.”  With the Mashable Startup Showdown 9 finalists advance for a chance to win a $50,000 investment from Spencer Trask and 50,000 points to be used within the VenCorps community.

We at Bizak are very excited for this opportunity and recognition.

SummerMash Boston

Mashable made a visit to Boston last night with their SummerMash event at the Roxy. Last time I was at the Roxy Windows ’95 was still in development so it was fun to see all the changes (both with computers & Roxy) that have occurred since.  

Some of those firms who made an appearance at SummerMash Boston were VenCorps, E.Factor, Kel & Partners, Prodigeek, PictureRx, BetterLesson, Mzinga, and many many more.